exorcised

verb

variants also exorcized
past tense of exorcise
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary

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Recent Examples of exorcised Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026 Mitch Marner exorcised his playoff demons to a degree no one saw coming. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Thanks to stellar performances from Landen O’Neil and Loyola commit Leo Kavey, the program exorcised its demons Sunday. — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026 An opinion offered offhand suggests a secret wickedness that must be exorcised. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 Natalie, a ghost who forgot she was exorcised, asks who is going to get the Pinocchio mask. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 The ghost of Subway has been fully exorcised from the restaurant. — Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 Playing in their third straight title game, Torrey Pines finally exorcised their demons, defeating Westview 20-13 to earn the program’s first Division 1 section title. — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 Michel then insisted on being exorcised and her parents sought the help of Father Arnold Renz and Father Ernst Alt, who performed a host of exorcisms beginning in September 1975. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcised
  1. discarded
  2. dumped
  3. unloaded
  4. ditched
  5. lost
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  • The largest iron ore magnetization roasting project in the world, which can convert discarded mine tailings into high-grade iron concentrate, has begun operations in China.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In that process, countless models are being built and rebuilt and discarded and started from scratch again.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • By the time Warners dumped it into theaters, however, too many bad feelings had accumulated between the executives and Ferrara for anyone to have much incentive to make the picture a success.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Just 10 days later, Hurricane Ivan dumped more rain in an unprecedented double whammy for the mountainous region far from the coast.
    — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • Three shooters unloaded 18 rounds at the black Escalade in which Robinson rode with his cousin and the intended target — Tyquian Bowman, a rapper known as Quando Rondo.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Ultimately, keeping firearms securely locked and unloaded away from kids and unauthorized individuals is a fundamental part of responsible gun ownership.
    — Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of unloaded
Verb
  • The Buffaloes ditched chasing transfers who were former four- and five-star high school athletes from blue-blood programs who had yet to be consistent contributors at the college level.
    — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Understatement rather than flash, over-the-top ditched in favor of restraint.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditched
Verb
  • Bismarck lost to one of 4A's top teams in Nashville, and Glen Rose lost to another top 4A team in Bauxite.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • All while the Seahawks lost some key players and OC Klint Kubiak.
    — The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of lost

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